Twine-carrier.



G. A. SGHMID.

TWINE CARRIER.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1909.

949,963. Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

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GUSTAV A. SCHMID, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 CHARLESE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAV A. SoHMID, citizen of the United States,residing at Peoria in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Twine-Carriers; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention pertains to improvements in twine carriers and relatesmore particularly to a device to suspend the twine above store counters.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the class describedarranged so that the twine on being released at the counter will bedrawn upward a considerable distance so that it will be entirely out ofthe way.

Another object is to provide a twine holder part of which is revolubleand so arranged that its movement will lift the twine from the countersubstantially equal to twice the distance through which it moves.

Another object is to provide a twine carrier having a member ofconsiderable surface area upon which advertising matter can be displayedsaid twine carrier thus serving as an excellent advertising medium.

A further object is to provide a disk eccentrically mounted upon a pivotso that when the twine is drawn down for use the heaviest side of thedisk will be raised and then when released the disk in regaining itsnormal position by the force of gravity the twine will be raised adistance equal to substantially twice the distance traveled by the saiddisk in reaching its normal position.

Another object is to provide an advertising display device in the formof a twine carrier and combine therewith an alarm device to attractattention thereto each time it is used.

Other objects will appear in the following description.

In the appended drawing: Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved twineholder in its normal position or the position it occupies when at rest.Fig. 2 is a similar view showing its position when the twine is beingdrawn therefrom. Fig. 3 is an elevation of a portion of the device asseen edgewise.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgntgfl Feb, 22, 1910.

Application filed January 2, 1909.

Serial No. 470,365.

Fig. A is a modified form of the twine holder showing a slightlydifferent arrangement.

A indicates a frame to be suspended from the ceiling, for instance, andpreferably of wire having two parallel legs each of which has an eye Bdisposed opposite one another but one of which is shown. One of the legsterminates at its eye B while the other is provided with an extensionnear its eye in which is a second eye G, the wire thence extendingdownward and provided at some little distance below the eye B with aneye or loop D, the extremity of the leg thence extending in asubstantially horizontal direction to form the extension E the purposeof which will be described later.

The particular location of the eye G with reference to the eye B is notimportant but for convenience it is removed therefrom sub stantially asshown and also to keep the twine which is intended to extendtherethrough clearly in view. Placed between the two legs is a disk F ofcardboard, metal or other desired material. A bolt G extends throughboth the eyes B and through the disk and forms a pivot for the latter.The said disk is eccentrically mounted upon the said pivot in that thebolt does not extend through its true center but, as shown in Fig. 1passes through it at a point a little above the center so that therewill be a heavy and a light zone as may be understood by a glance at thedrawing so that its normal position when at rest is with the heavy zonelying beneath the pivot. At some suitable place for instance at H is aball of twine one of whose ends is carried through the eye G thencethrough the eye D and an eyelet F in the disk F from which the end ofthe twine is suspended over the counter. On the periphery of the diskare stops J and K the former being placed upon that side of the diskhaving the least weight and the latter upon the heavy side. Each stop isprovided with an extension substantially perpendicular to the plane ofthe disk and so disposed that one of them limits the movement of thedisk in one direction, see Fig. 1, and the opposite one limits themovement in the opposite direction, see Fig. 2. By drawing the end ofthe twine down as it hangs from the disk the latter is revolved on itsaxis to raise the heavy zone of the disk until the stop K meets one ofthe legs of the frame. Having reached this position the eyelet F of thedisk is in the immediate vicinity of the eye D at the lower end of theframe. hen the twine is released at the counter the heavy side of thedisk immediately descends with the result that the eyelet F is returnedto its first or normal position the stop J determining its position ofrest by meeting the leg as in Fig. 1.

It will be noted that since the eye D depends below the pivot point ofthe disk and that the eyelet F is carried upward therefrom as the diskmoves to its normal position the end of the twine will be raised fromthe counter substantially twice the distance traveled by the said eyeletfrom its lower to its upper position. This may be better understood bystating that as the eyelet rises the twine slips therethro-ugh sincethere is less resistance to its passage thus than in drawing it from theball H through the several eyelets in the frame; a plurality of thelatter being provided for the desired friction to obtain a resistance tothe passage of twine so that the free end of the twine will be raised asdescribed. Now since the twine passes through the eye D which is nearthe bottom of the disk, the eyelet as it moves upward therefrom willraise the twine a distance equal to the distance between the eyes toposition of the eyelet F at rest and in addition to this it will also beraised a distance equal to that just named since the twine havingslipped through the eyelet to make up the first distance described mustalso lift the twine.

I have shown means for attracting attention to the twine carrier whichconsists of a bell L mounted preferably upon a flexible arm M secured tothe frame of the device.

The clapper N lies in the path of the stop K and is struck thereby whenand as the disk is moved on its pivot and in striking the clapper thebell is vibrated on its arm M and the attention of the customer is thusdrawn to the twine holder and as the disk is provided with advertisingmatter the customers attention is of course drawn to the thingadvertised. The device therefore serves as a convenient and handy twinecarrier besides an excellent medium of advertising.

I do not of course care to be confined necessarily to the exactstructure shown as to the form of the suspending frame nor to the mannerof carrying the alarm device neither do I wish to confine myself to theoutline of disk shown since it may be varied in shape to suit thedesires of the advertiser so long as a weighted portion thereof isemployed. The extension E of the frame is used to prevent loops of twinebecoming knotted in the eye D or eyelet F that may be suddenly drawnfrom the ball H and which may have passed through the eye C.

The said extension is designed to catch the loop and hold it until thetwine is gradually drawn out.

In Fig. 4; a slightly modified form of the device is illustrated. One ofthe legs of the frame is extended dmvnward and has an eye 0 and anextension P of the wire is twisted together with an extension Q, and aneye R formed at the end answers in the same capacity as the eye D of theother figures. An extension S is formed also by bending the wire upwardand this receives the twine ball while the extremity T of the wire isthen coiled around the leg of the frame above the eye 0. A frame is thusprovided for carrying the twine so that a separate twine holder isunnecessary.

The advantages in my form of twine carrier are first, that by employingthe disk a large advertising space is possible; second, that the twineis raised a considerable distance above the counter in a short movementof the disk; third that an alarm is sounded and draws the attention ofthe customer to the advertising and fourth that provision is made toprevent the bunching of twine before it passes to the disk so that therewill be no strain on the latter.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A twine carrierconsisting of a supporting frame, a disk pivotally mounted thereon, itspivot lying outside its center of gravity whereby it has a light and aheavy Zone, a stop carried by the disk in each of its zones and adaptedto meet the frame to limit the movement of said disk, there being an eyein the outer margin of the disk in its light zone, the frame having aneye through which the twine extends from its source and thence throughthe said eye of the disk, the disk adapted when the twine is drawnthrough its eye to approach and lie adjacent to the eye in the frame forthe purposes set forth.

2. In a twine carrier the combination of a frame, a substantiallycircular member having a substantially flat surface to receiveadvertising matter and pivotally supported on said frame said memberprovided with a light and a heavy zone, the frame having provision nearthe lower edge of the member through which to pass the twine, therebeing provision in the disk at the portion thereof which is normally itstop through which also to pass said twine.

3. In a twine carrier the combination of a substantially circular diskto carry advertising matter, a frame on which the disk is eccentricallyand revolubly mounted, an eye carried by the frame near the lower edgeof the disk through which to pass the twine, there being provision inthe disk in the part normally its top through which also to pass thetwine, and members carried by the disk and adapted to meet the frame forlimiting the movement of said disk in each direction of revolution.

t. In a twine carrier the combination of a disk, a frame upon which thedisk is eccentrically mounted, there being provision in the frame nearthe pivot of the disk through which to pass the twine there also beingprovision in the frame near the lower edge of the disk through which topass the twine, there being provision in the top portion of the diskwhen the latter is in its normal position through which also to pass thetwine, and means to limit the rotary movement of the disk in bothdirections.

A twine carrier consisting of a frame, a disk pivotally mounted thereon,its pivot lying outside its center of gravity, whereby it has a lightand a heavy zone, a stop carried by the disk in each of its zones andadapted to meet the frame in the movement of said disk, an extension onthe frame to carry a ball of twine, there being an eye in the frameadjacent to the lower margin of the disk through which the twineextends, there also being an eye in the margin of the light zone of thedisk through which the end of the twine extends, said disk adapted whenthe twine is pulled therefrom to turn and its eye to approach theposition of the eye of the frame and lie adjacent thereto for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GUSTAV A. SCHMID. Witnesses L. M. THURLow, E. J. ABERsoL.

